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On Maurice Sendak’s birthday, take a look at some of his rare drawings.

On Maurice Sendak’s birthday, take a look at some of his rare drawings.

By Walker Caplan | June 10, 2021

“The books are no longer themselves.” Saul Bellow’s prescient takedown of literary criticism.

“The books are no longer themselves.” Saul Bellow’s prescient takedown of literary criticism.

By Walker Caplan | June 10, 2021

Get away from it all with a trip to this Japanese book hotel.

Get away from it all with a trip to this Japanese book hotel.

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How Harold Pinter Revolutionized the Cinematic Period Piece

How Harold Pinter Revolutionized the Cinematic Period Piece

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Remembering Mark Baumer: Barefoot Walker, Poet, Climate Activist, Friend

Remembering Mark Baumer: Barefoot Walker, Poet, Climate Activist, Friend

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Finding Home by the Water, from the Mekong Delta to Coney Island

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Ly Tran: “Water was always everywhere. And we accepted it. We exalted it. We prayed to it.”

By Ly Tran | June 10, 2021

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On the Excoriating Speech Nelson Algren Delivered to College English Students

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Reading Books About... People Reading Books?

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What If Cities Were Built with the People Who Live There at the Center of Decision-Making?

What If Cities Were Built with the People Who Live There at the Center of Decision-Making?

Max Levine in Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes

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The Unexpected Pleasures of Being a Late Bloomer, in Motherhood and Writing

The Unexpected Pleasures of Being a Late Bloomer, in Motherhood and Writing

E.J. Levy on Writing Through Literary Vanity

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